Tories must not 'turn inwards' Findlay pleads

RUSSELL Findlay has said the Scottish Conservatives will not “turn inwards” if he wins the party’s leadership, as he launched his campaign for the top job with a pitch for unity.

The Tory justice spokesman said there will be “no split, no separation” with the UK party if he becomes leader, saying he wants to recapture the enthusiasm the party had under Ruth Davidson.

Mr Findlay and his supporters highlighted his previous career as an investigative journalist at his campaign launch event at the Glasgow Science Centre yesterday.

MSP Rachael Hamilton said the way Mr Findlay handled an acid attack on himself in December 2015 shows he is not someone who “backs down”.